Gérard Pettipas

Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R. (born September 6, 1950) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). He currently serves as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan.

The Most Reverend Gérard Pettipas C.Ss.R.
Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Grouard-McLennan
See	Grouard-McLennan
Appointed	30 November 2006
Predecessor	Arthé Guimond
Orders
Ordination	7 May 1977 by Thomas Benjamin Fulton
Consecration	25 January 2007 by Luigi Ventura
Personal details
Born	Gérard Pettipas (1950-09-06) 6 September 1950 (age 74) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Motto	Voluntas Dei sanctificatio vestra
Coat of arms

Biography

Pettipas was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the age of 26, he was ordained a priest on May 7, 1977, by Bishop Thomas Benjamin Fulton, who at the time was the Titular Bishop of Cursola.

At the age of 56, he was appointed as archbishop of Grouard-McLennan by Pope Benedict XVI on November 30, 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 2007, by Archbishop Luigi Ventura, who at the time was the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada; Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of MacKenzie-Fort Smith, North West Territories, Canada; and Bishop Gary Gordon, who at that time was Bishop of the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

Pettipas was the primary consecrator of Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen and Bishop Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R., both Bishops of the Diocese of MacKenzie-Fort Smith, North West Territories, Canada. And Pettipas was the co-consecrator of Bishop Héctor Felipe Vila, Bishop of the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.^[1][2]

References

1. "Archbishop Gérard Pettipas, C.SS.R." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
2. "New Archbishop for Grouard-McLennan". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. November 29, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2015.